{"id":7030,"date":"2025-05-08T14:33:21","date_gmt":"2025-05-08T12:33:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.b2c-engineering.com\/?post_type=ressource&#038;p=7030"},"modified":"2026-01-19T10:43:43","modified_gmt":"2026-01-19T09:43:43","slug":"automation-and-supervision-revamping-of-mixer-and-coating-machine","status":"publish","type":"ressource","link":"https:\/\/www.b2c-engineering.com\/en\/ressource\/automation-and-supervision-revamping-of-mixer-and-coating-machine\/","title":{"rendered":"Automation and Supervision Revamping of a Mixer and a Coating Machine"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>How can you ensure production continuity when faced with obsolete equipment? This was the challenge taken on by B2C Engineering for a major player in the pharmaceutical industry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With Siemens announcing the end-of-life for its S7-300 PLCs, the client needed to modernize two critical components of its production line: a mixer and a coating machine. These systems work in tandem \u2014 one homogenizing tablet contents, the other applying protective coating.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>B2C Engineering delivered a full revamp of the automation and supervision systems: replacing legacy PLCs with Siemens S7-1500, migrating supervision to AVEVA System Platform, implementing Recipe Manager Plus for batch management, and redesigning the entire HMI to improve usability and security.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As no functional documentation existed, an extensive reverse engineering process was conducted to rebuild a detailed functional description before reprogramming. 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